Dead porpoise washes up in Suffolk estuary
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The animal had washed ashore on the northern bank of the River Orwell estuary
Further investigations are to be carried out on a dead porpoise that washed up on a beach.
The Felixstowe Coastguard Rescue Team was called out at 16:00 GMT on Sunday to reports of the animal which had washed ashore at Nacton near Ipswich.
The team took measurements of the porpoise for the .
HM Coastguard did not confirm which species the animal was, but said it was being removed from the River Orwell estuary for further investigation.
On Saturday afternoon, rescue teams successfully refloated a porpoise further south in Essex
On Saturday afternoon, the Holbrook Coastguard Rescue Team was sent to Kirby-le-Soken in Essex to help British Divers Marine Life Rescue with a porpoise that had become stranded on the mud in Hamford Water.
They helped to move the porpoise to a better location and it was successfully refloated.
- Published24 December 2018
